NPC Generator

This NPC Generator is meant to help game masters create supporting characters. It is divided into six parts. Each category is rolled once or twice with d66. You can use them to flesh out encounters on the run or to prepare for a game. Ignore parts of the table you have already decided.

Background marks the origin of the NPC; it might be current occupation. Please note background options do not reflect realities of the game world. Most people work in menial, physical labor. The listed options offer more variety. Special occupations – such as being a Techmancer or a high noble – are not included, as they are too rare. Roll once.

Motivation tells what drives the character. It is his current goal in life, regardless of his personality traits and other features. Other things are simply means to an end. Roll once.

Vices & Virtues generate leading emotional factors. Roll twice, rerolling duplicate results.

Personality is a short guideline to roleplaying the character. It suggests how others see the person and how he acts in ordinary situations. Roll once.

Appearance dominates the first impression. Roll twice, rerolling duplicate results.

Other Traits add a further random factor to flesh out the character. Roll once.

Use the name generator underneath the NPC generator to come up with the name. The names are simply examples to inspire you. Several listed names are unisex and naming conventions vary among cultures.

NPC Generator
DiceBackgroundMotivationVices & VirtuesPersonalityAppearanceOther Traits
11Blighted scumVengeanceAddictedSleazy womanizerVery fatHighborn bastard
12SlaveGloryAmbitiousTreacherous plotterVery thinSecret heretic
13SlaveMayhemAngryDiscreet underlingScarredDrug addict
14FarmhandSurvivalArrogantBitter hermitEyepatchAlcoholic
15FarmhandSalvationCarefulEnthuistic sidekickPalePowerful enemy
16FarmerHonorChasteCountry pumpkinTannedDeserter
21MinerSexCowardlySelfish street ratTattooedOutlaw
22PorterLoveCuriousCalculating turncoatVery oldCriminal friends
23ProstituteMoneyDoomsayerDedicated bookwormVery youngStrange heirloom
24BeggarPowerFanaticVillage elderMaimedBlighted
25HunterFamilyFlamboyantNaive dreamerMuscularCorrupted
26TeamsterAdventureGenerousRuthless upstartBrandedNoble friend
31StallholderLoyaltyGreedyAmateur preacherBad teethWar veteran
32CourierExcitementGullibleSpoiled bratPoxmarkedRaises dogs
33WatchmanCarousingHideboundRelaxed slackerDirtyHomosexual
34Thief/thugEscapeHonestMorbid jokerPoor clothesExotic pet
35LaborerPatriotismHumbleVulgar misogynistTallHuge house
36LaborerJusticeJustNaive romanticShortFilthy rich
41BureaucratOathsLazyConstant complainerFancy hatInformant
42SoldierReligionLecherousMoralistic hypocriteFancy shoesFamily ties
43SoldierPeer pressureLonerWannabe vigilanteSmokes constantlyWatched by the Shepherds
44ForemanChildhood dreamsLoyalImmature tricksterVery hairyHighly educated
45CourtesanBetter futureMercifulStrict parental figureSicklyPractices witchcraft
46PriestHeroismMysticalFriendly neighbourBaldKnows secrets
51MerchantDark secretPositiveRacist jingoistBig jawHeavily in debt
52LawyerShameRecklessNosy neighbourBig eyebrowsGambler
53DoctorFamily secretSkepticDesperate bachelorSpits constantlyMany children
54ScholarChildrenSocialJovial drunkBig earsSocial connections
55OfficerLonelinessStubbornPompous foolLoud voiceIdentical twin
56MoneylenderFamily pressureVengefulCarefree carouserGaudy jewelryTravelled around the world
61Judge/sheriffMarriageViolentEmpathic listenerPerfumedAdulterer
62AgentKnowledgeXenophobicVivid storytellerVery cleanForeigner
63ArtistBeautySuperstitiousJudgmental moralistMilitaristicCriminal past
64Minor nobleEntropySecretiveImpulsive eccentricOutlandishPilgrim
65GloomsailorGadgetsDominatingSlick bootlickerScandalousFamous
66TechdabblerOccultXenophilicTormented soulAsceticInfamous
Name Generator
DiceAmeracho & AresiaEurasiaPacificus & VentharnLunarusGolden DomeDenkhatar
11Abel / AbigailAgapetos / AgapeAkio / AikoAdrian / AgataAbhay / AbhaAbbas / Aamina
12Adan / AdelaAgathon / AgathaAkira / AkemiAleksei / AlisaAgni / AditiAbdul / Abla
13Adolfo / AdoraAlexandros / AikaterineArata / AiAndrei / AnushkaAjit / AganshaAhmed / Aida
14Alfonso / AliciaAmbrosius / AnastasiaBai / BaoArkadi / AsyaAmrit / AnantaAli / Alina
15Antonio / AngelicaArgyros / AristomacheChang / ChiyoBoris / BronislavaAshoka / AvaniAmin / Alya
16Arturo / ArceliaAristotle / ArtemisiaChao / ChoDimitri / DominikaAvinash / AvantiAsad / Asma
21Baltasar / BelenBasileios / BereniceDaichi / FenEduard / ElenaBaldev / BalaBaha / Bahiga
22Benito / BertaCharmion / ChloeDaisuke / EunFedor / FainaChandan / ChandaBakr / Bahija
23Bolivar / BlanceCleon / CorinnaGoro / GiGennadi / GalinaChandra / ChetanBasir / Basma
24Camilo / CandelaDemetrius / DemetriaGuo / GyeongGrigori / GrushaDamodar / DarshavanaBilal / Budur
25Carlos / CarmelaDiogenes / DorisHachirou / HeIgor / IngaDipaka / DrishtiDawud / Dima
26Cleto / CeciliaDraco / ElpisHwan / HyeIvan / IrinaDurai / DurgaEssa / Duha
31Dario / DeboraErasmos / EudokiaIchiro / IseulKazimir / KatyaGanesh / GauriFahim / Faiza
32Demetrio / DesideriaEuclid / EugeniaIsamu / IzumiKirill / KseniyaGirisha / GitaFareed / Fariha
33Diego / DoloresEusebios / EuthaliaJiang / JuLeonid / LenaGopala / GowriFiruz / Fizza
34Edgardo / ElianaGalenos / GaianaJeong / JongLuka / LudmillaInterpal / IlaGhalib / Ghadir
35Eligio / ElviraHeraclius / HeleneKaito / KanonMaksim / MarinaIsha / InduGuda / Ghaliya
36Ernesto / EsmeraldaHerodes / HypatiaKenshin / KeikoMikhail / MiloslavaIndra / IndiraGulzar / Ghada
41Fabio / FatimaIason / IreneLim / LanNazar / NatashaJagdish / JayaHafiz / Hafsa
42Federico / FeliciaKallikrates / KallistrateLin / LingNikolai / NonnaJayant / JayashriHakim / Hala
43Fernando / FelipaKleitos / KleopatraMasaru / MarikoOleg / OksanaJitinder / JyotiHanif / Hanan
44Gaspar / GabrielaLeonides / LigeiaMyeong / MeiPavel / PetiaKailash / KajalHashim / Hayfa
45Geraldo / GiselaLykos / LysandraMing / MichikoRadomir / RadoslavaKalidas / KaliIbrahim / Ibtijah
46Guillermo / GriseldaMyron / MelissaNobu / NingRostislav / RoksanaKavi / KauerIrfan / Isra
51Hector / HildaNikomedes / NikePing / ReiSamuil / SabinaLal / LakshmiJabbar / Jalila
52Hugo / HortensiaOlympos / OlympiasRiku / RinaSergei / SofyaMasesh / MaliniJuda / Jumana
53Isidoro / IsabellaPericles / PhenerikeRokuro / RongStanislav / SvetlanaMukul / MuktaKhaled / Khaliga
54Jacobo / JimenaPhilokrates / PhoibeSang / SachikoTaras / TamaraNanda / NaliniLatif / Lamia
55Jorge / JuanaPlaton / PtolemaisShin / ShuTerenti / TatianaPallav / PadmaMahdi / Maha
56Leonardo / LeticiaPyrrhos / RoxaneSung / SuzuTimur / TashaPrabhat / ParvatiMansur / Marwa
61Manuel / MargaritaSeleucus / SapphoTaiki / TamikoVadim / UlianaRaj / RajaniNadir / Najwa
62Maximo / MarisolSokrates / SophiaTarou / TsubameValentin / ValeriyaRajesh / RajniOmar / Nura
63Oscar / OliviaStraton / SostrateUk / UmeVasili / VaryaSandeep / SanjanaRafiq / Rabab
64Pablo / PatriciaThales / ThaisWei / WakanaVladimir / ViolettaSaral / SaraswatiSafi / Sahar
65Ramon / RenataTheron / TimoYori / YinYaromir / YelenaVasu / VedaTahmid / Taliba
66Victor / TeodoraXenon / XeniaYong / YuzukiYuri / YulianaVivek / YamiYusuf / Yasmin
Name Generator
DiceAncient AmerachoPrometheonDaedarosLucionGuild AllianceCognomens
11Aaron / AbileneAldebaran / AlcyoneAbelia / AbiesAdlartok / AgaActinium / AgateAble
12Abishai / AbitalAltair / AludraAcer / ActinidiaAglakti / AgutaAluminum / AlexandriteAccursed
13Abraham / AdahAriel / AndromedaAesculus / AlnusAhnah / AipalovikAntitrust / AmberApostate
14Absalom / AdinaAries / AuroraBerberis / BetulaAituserk / AkiakArbitrage / AmethystBald
15Barnabas / BasmathBahram / BellatrixBuddleia / BuxusAmak / AnernekAsset / AquamarineBear
16Benjamin / BerniceBetelgeuse / BolideClematis / CornusAtka / AumanilAutarky / AventurineBeautiful
21Cain / CandaceCastor / CallistoDeutzia / DaphneBiisai / BuniqBarium / BerylCareless
22Cyrus / ClaudiaCanopus / CassiopeiaDiervilla / DircaChuyin / ChuBrand / BloodstoneChaste
23Daniel / DamarisCygnus / CelesteEnkiathus / EpigaeaCikuq / CupunCalcium / CarnelianCruel
24Darius / DelilahDeimos / DianaEucommia / EricaDeniigi / DesnaCapital / CitrineDaring
25Elijah / ElisabethDoppler / EuropaFagus / ForsythiaEkchua / EskaDerugulation / DanburiteEloquent
26Emmanuel / EstherEndymion / EjectaFraxinus / FrankliniaHey / HijikDividend / DiamondFair
31Gabriel / GomerFomalhaut / FizeauGinkgo / GleditsiaIglopuk / IkiagEquity / EmeraldGentle
32Gideon / GethsemaneHyperion / HydraHamamelis / HalesiaIliivat / IluakFermium / FluoriteGolden
33Haggai / HagarHayashi / HaloHovenia / HippophaeIluliaq / IluqFriedman / GaspeiteGrim
34Hiram / HosannaIzanagi / IoIberis / IlexInjuquaq / InungoarkGold / GoshenityHairy
35Immanuel / IraJansky / JunoJuglans / JuniperusIqnik / IssumatarHafnium / HematiteHound
36Ishmael / IvahKeppler / KallistoKalmia / KerriaItigiag / IyaroakHayek / HowliteHunter
41Jacob / JaelKuiper / KletLaburnum / LarixKamik / KakrayokIron / IoliteKind
42Jeremiel / JerushaLagrange / LyraLindera / LoniceraKapik / KanokKondratieff / JadeLearned
43Kenan / KandakeLepton / LaikaMahonia / MagnoliaKinapak / KilaunLaissezfaire / LabradoriteLucky
44Lemuel / LeahMars / MagnetarMorus / MalusMaguyuk / MakpigatLithium / LarimarMerry
45Malachi / MagdaleneMercury / MirandaOstry / NyssaMumik / MiksaMagnesium / MelaniteMighty
46Methuselah / MerabNewton / NereidPicea / PinusNanuq / NukkaMonopsony / MoonstoneMonk
51Nimrod / NoaOrion / OblateRhandus / RhodotyposOlikpok / OnartokNash / NuumiteOutlander
52Ophir / OrpahOort / ParsekRhus / RosaPakak / PanikOligopoly / OpalPale
53Peleg / PersisPegasus / PenumbraSalix / SophoraPikatti / PitsiarkPlatinum / PearlPious
54Pontius / PhoebePerigee / PlanitaStyrax / StewartiaPukiq / PutyakProfit / PeridotRash
55Raphael / RebeccaRigel / RheaTaxus / TiliaQimmig / QilagQuota / QuartsShort
56Rufus / RuthSagan / SeleneThymus / TsugaQimukti / QopukRhodium / RubyStout
61Samuel / SalomeSirius / TaraUlnus / VincaSaghani / SakariSmith / SapphireTall
62Saul / SaraiTaurus / TrapeziumVallebis / VirginianaShesh / ShilaSilver / SerpentineTough
63Shamgar / SherahUmbriel / UmbraWrightii / WeibusSos / SulukTitanium / TopazUnlucky
64Simeon / SusannahUrsa / UrsideWopaca / WertillicusTaqukaq / TarralikitakTrough / TurquoiseVain
65Thaddeus / TamarVanallen / VegaWeigela / WisteriaTuktu / TulligUsuery / VerditeWicked
66Zadok / ZillahYlem / ZenithXanthoceras / ZelkovaUlva / UnalaqYield / ZirconYoung

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